- Year of First Game
- 1980
We paid Aberdeen with the money we received when we sold him.
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Sharp Edges
Level: Jack Midson
(68 Apps, 15 Gls)
- Year of First Game
- 1980
That would have been 1998. We also had to wear Barnet's kit in 2005 when we didn't realise our black away kit clashed with their new home shirt.
I remember Sheffield Wednesday wearing our shorts during one game at The Manor in the 80's as well, maybe 1985?
MJB
Level: Les Phillips
(224 Apps, 15 Gls)
That occasion was more awkward, as our players were wearing the same shorts.
Very close man-marking in that game.
Backing off that far seems a bit energetic for Jarman, he sort of ambled around between our box and the half way line most of the time. I remember us getting turned over away at I think Stoke while I was working nights that terrible season and listening on Radio Oxford and Jerome Sale saying that his opposing radio commentator had just said we were that bad that local non league teams could of beaten us, hard to argue with that as I reckon we would of struggled in the conference with the team we had, Jarman was probably the talisman of how bad we were.
Northernyellow
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
That Kemp 'team' was the worst I have ever seen. Definitely not even Conference standard.
Yeah, I have a theory that the league table is even a bit kind on us as plenty of teams got comfortably ahead then took the foot of the gas as why bother to risk an injury when you have won, the 100 goals against could of been more.
- Year of First Game
- 1980
It could easily have been more, Richard Knight won player of the season that year didn't he?
He did, then was playing for Oxford City when they were not as high as they are now, not long after which says something.
That would have been 1998. We also had to wear Barnet's kit in 2005 when we didn't realise our black away kit clashed with their new home shirt.
I remember Sheffield Wednesday wearing our shorts during one game at The Manor in the 80's as well, maybe 1985?
The embarrassing thing is that was not the only time that happened in 2005-6. We had to play in Boston United's youth team kit in the away fixture too.
EDIT. I've just watched those highlights back. Turley for their goal
. If we'd somehow managed to have Tcham N'Toya a bit earlier, I think we would have been alright that season.I’m not going to go in to bat for David Kemp and defend him in any of this but many forget that the team put together to start that season was assembled by Denis Smith. He laboured us with a lot of poor players and Kemp compounded it by spending/wasting large amounts of money in a fruitless attempt to stay up. Ian Atkins then spent two seasons essentially cutting the wage bill.
Here’s a conundrum – we stayed up in the third tier by the skin of our teeth in 1999-00 to avoid a second successive relegation. It inevitably came a season later in the disastrous 2000-01 season (read it and weep, kids). Had we gone down in 2000 and therefore played 2000-01 as a fourth tier team, could we conceivably have been relegated three seasons in a row? I suspect the answer would have been yes. The team was that bad. The Conference years could have been a lot earlier and the last three years of The Manor could have seen three relegations.
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Northernyellow
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
Yup. Kemp made KR look like Confucius. Kemp gave a RadOx interview after yet another defeat. Knight was injured for one of their many goals. Kemp actually said ( I paraphrase but he definitely said something like this). 'Knight went down like he'd been shot. I wish he had been shot. He might have played better'. And I'm pretty sure that after he was sacked, he gave an interview to a national paper when he said he'd been sacked because he was a 'cockney' and we were all 'snobs'. Denis Smith may have bought a lot of duff players, but Kemp made things so much worse. It was surprising we didn't go straight down the following season as well. I remember that not only were we hopelessly disorganised, but also very unfit.
BigGreebo
Level: Mateo Corbo
(13 Apps, 8 Yellows, 1 Red)
The match against Sheffield Wednesday where they wore our (white away) shorts was in March 1987. I was there. We did well - won 2-1.That would have been 1998. We also had to wear Barnet's kit in 2005 when we didn't realise our black away kit clashed with their new home shirt.
I remember Sheffield Wednesday wearing our shorts during one game at The Manor in the 80's as well, maybe 1985?
Beech Road Bokelberg
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
Was only 10yrs old at the time so not sure if these 3 featured together as a triple threat attack:
Bannister - Aylott - Druce
I think I started watching OUFC from 1989.
Bannister - Aylott - Druce
I think I started watching OUFC from 1989.
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TailsWeWin
Level: Dave Roberts
(176 Apps, 8 Gls)
Big banner at the League (Milk) Cup Final: “Phillips is Electric.”
- Year of First Game
- 1980
"Aldridge strikes faster than Maxwell's Printers"
It’s so difficult to pick a best ever player, because so many graced the turf at the manor, and a fair few at the Kassam.
I will pick two of my favourite goals, where I went ballistic, and ended up 5 rows forwards.
Fa cup away at Nottingham Forest. 1-1 a last minute corner floated in towards the near post Elliott flicked it on and Stuart Massey nodded it in. We went mental at the City Ground. I think Kevin Campbell scored for them, and we lost the replay 3-0, but what a night in Nottingham.
Another favourite goal. Paul Moody, vs a very good physical Huddersfield at the Manor. He ran it from near the tunnel at Beech Road, all the way past 4-5 players and slotted it in the corner in front of me in the London Road end. It was a joy watching Moods in full flow on one of them marauding runs. I think we won the game 3-1. So many Memories at the Manor Ground that will stick with me forever. God I miss that place so bad!
I will pick two of my favourite goals, where I went ballistic, and ended up 5 rows forwards.
Fa cup away at Nottingham Forest. 1-1 a last minute corner floated in towards the near post Elliott flicked it on and Stuart Massey nodded it in. We went mental at the City Ground. I think Kevin Campbell scored for them, and we lost the replay 3-0, but what a night in Nottingham.
Another favourite goal. Paul Moody, vs a very good physical Huddersfield at the Manor. He ran it from near the tunnel at Beech Road, all the way past 4-5 players and slotted it in the corner in front of me in the London Road end. It was a joy watching Moods in full flow on one of them marauding runs. I think we won the game 3-1. So many Memories at the Manor Ground that will stick with me forever. God I miss that place so bad!
Beech Road Bokelberg
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
Went to that Forest away game too as a young teen. Kept the football programme because I got it signed by Dominic Diamond from Gamesmaster who was in the seat in front!
No memory of why he was there
chuckbert
Level: Paul Moody
(197 Apps, 75 Gls)
He was mates with Fat Andy.Went to that Forest away game too as a young teen. Kept the football programme because I got it signed by Dominic Diamond from Gamesmaster who was in the seat in front!
No memory of why he was there
Marked Ox
Level: Mickey Lewis
(351 Apps, 7 Gls)
Phil Gilchrist held it against him immediately after the final whistle as he blanked DW when DW offered his hand for a handshake. PG was not impressed. I think a few others blanked him as well.
Marked Ox
Level: Mickey Lewis
(351 Apps, 7 Gls)
arthurturner
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
Briggsy deserves to be in that list as does Ron Atkinson.
BigGreebo
Level: Mateo Corbo
(13 Apps, 8 Yellows, 1 Red)
I meant Aldridge, Hebbard or Houghton!
BigGreebo
Level: Mateo Corbo
(13 Apps, 8 Yellows, 1 Red)
Rather than Bud Hougton and Ray Houghton. Although Bud sounds great.
- Year of First Game
- 1980
HEBBERD man!
Sutton Yellow
Level: Mateo Corbo
(13 Apps, 8 Yellows, 1 Red)
When assessing greatness, i think it comes down to talent and contribution.
That's why i'll always struggle to look beyond Joey Beauchamp.
That's why i'll always struggle to look beyond Joey Beauchamp.
- Year of First Game
- 1980
You have to assess the level it was done at as well. John Aldridge scored 23 goals for us in the top flight, can you imagine how much he would be worth today? You'd be starting the conversation at £75Mil I would think. Trevor Hebberd was bossing top-flight games, Ray Houghton was putting in star performances.
Taking nothing away from Joey Beauchamp, the bloke is an absolute legend and the displays and goals he provided for our club have rightly gone down in folklore. Would have loved to see him properly in the top flight - he certainly had the ability. He was coming through at the same time as Darren Anderton at Portsmouth, and was easily as good.
BigGreebo
Level: Mateo Corbo
(13 Apps, 8 Yellows, 1 Red)
God, sorry. You're quite right to be appalled.
